Recall archive / FDA company announcement

Viva: Raw dog and cat food — FDA announcement Jul 1, 2024

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Jul 1, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

What the record says

Product: Raw dog and cat food
Reason: Listeria monocytogenes
Classification: Not supplied
Recalling firm: Viva Raw, LLC
Quantity: Not supplied
Agency-reported status: Company recall announcement
Source record identifier: babc6c43297cb75c

Open the official record

Lot and product identifiers

Label field	Details supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicability	July 1, 2024 – Viva Raw LLC, Hillsborough, NC is voluntarily recalling dog and cat foods, including the Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground, Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked, Viva Turkey for Cats, Viva Pure Turkey, and Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies all manufactured under Lot 21244 because this lot, which includes these five products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and is a potential health risk to people and pets.; Only products from Lot 21244 are affected, Viva Raw is notifying all customers who were shipped any Turkey or Beef & Turkey for Puppies products between May 16th and June 28th, 2024.; No illnesses related to this lot have been reported to date.; The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb bricks in clear vacuum packaging. Please see the attached example of product labels. There are no expiration dates for these products.; Products matching the specific lot number below are being recalled:; The issue was discovered during a facility inspection conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA). The FDA tested samples of Viva Turkey for Dogs and found samples from Lot 21244 were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. All products produced in Lot 21244 were slated for destruction. However, we have since learned some of the product from this lot was inadvertently released from the warehouse.; If you find that you have products from Lot 21244, please contact Viva Raw at [email protected] for a refund on any remaining product—you should then destroy the food in a way that children, pets, and wildlife cannot access. Do not feed the recalled product to pets or any other animals.; PRODUCT: \| LOT#; Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground \| 21244; Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked \| 21244; Viva Turkey for Cats \| 21244; Viva Pure Turkey \| 21244; Viva Beef &Turkey for Puppies \| 21244

Label field

Details supplied by the agency

Lot, code or applicability

July 1, 2024 – Viva Raw LLC, Hillsborough, NC is voluntarily recalling dog and cat foods, including the Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground, Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked, Viva Turkey for Cats, Viva Pure Turkey, and Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies all manufactured under Lot 21244 because this lot, which includes these five products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and is a potential health risk to people and pets.; Only products from Lot 21244 are affected, Viva Raw is notifying all customers who were shipped any Turkey or Beef & Turkey for Puppies products between May 16th and June 28th, 2024.; No illnesses related to this lot have been reported to date.; The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb bricks in clear vacuum packaging. Please see the attached example of product labels. There are no expiration dates for these products.; Products matching the specific lot number below are being recalled:; The issue was discovered during a facility inspection conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA). The FDA tested samples of Viva Turkey for Dogs and found samples from Lot 21244 were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. All products produced in Lot 21244 were slated for destruction. However, we have since learned some of the product from this lot was inadvertently released from the warehouse.; If you find that you have products from Lot 21244, please contact Viva Raw at [email protected] for a refund on any remaining product—you should then destroy the food in a way that children, pets, and wildlife cannot access. Do not feed the recalled product to pets or any other animals.; PRODUCT: | LOT#; Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground | 21244; Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked | 21244; Viva Turkey for Cats | 21244; Viva Pure Turkey | 21244; Viva Beef &Turkey for Puppies | 21244

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

Product tables from the announcement

These identifying details come from the company announcement posted by FDA. Check the current notice for revisions.

FDA company announcement, table 1
PRODUCT:	LOT#
Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground	21244
Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked	21244
Viva Turkey for Cats	21244
Viva Pure Turkey	21244
Viva Beef &Turkey for Puppies	21244

Announcement retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Official announcement.

Distribution

The products were distributed directly to consumers in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The product is distributed as frozen 1 lb bricks in clear vacuum packaging. Please see the attached example of product labels. There are no expiration dates for these products.

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

Dates in the source

Fda listing date: Jul 1, 2024
Company announcement date: Jul 1, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.